Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-01-01

know that Come to think on it, he
want Gov'nor, even in 1910. His time run
out in 1871
''Wolf want Gov'nor in 40, hay?" re-
piled the Old Settler, settling his cane en-
phatically ON the floor. "He want, hay?
Wy, Squire, We mowt jist ez well tell me
th't want born in 1897
81 don't care whuther you was born in
1918 or afore the food,' exclaimed the
Squire; ''but I do care bout the time ez
Wolf were Gov'nor, an / tell We th't his
time run out in 1877
'sDo you meanter set thar an tell me
th't I don't member the year th't Ebene-
ger Spriggs were c'nvicted o. boss stealing"
said the Old Settler, shaking his cane at the
Squire. "Do you meanter tell me th,t me
an Deacon Vogel didn't go down to see OF
Gov'nor Wolf to git Ebenezer pardoned,
cause the boss he stole was nothin' but a
blind one, an Belonged to man who voted
an worked agin' the Gov'nor? Do you
mean to tell me th't don't member that,
an th't it want in the year o. 1S40g'
81 meanter say jist this" replied the
Squire, emphasizing his remarks by pound
ing his fist on his knee, san' that is th't
you nor nobody else didn't never go to see
Gov'nor Wolf in 1910, cause his time run
out in '39. That's wat meanter say, an
you haint a gointer stop me, even if you
was born in 1877
''Ebenezer Spriggs were your cousin,
Want hep shouted the Old Settler
YES, he were,n replied the Squire
"but''-
can didn't he steal that blind boss an
have to go down the river fer doin' of its''
''What if he did?' Does that''-
can did he git pardoned?''
''No; but watts that got to do With
Thar We ber' shouted the Old Settler,
triumphantly. 'Thar ye be! Yer cousin
stole boss an Gov'nor Wolf didn't par
don him, an yit you stan up an argy with
me th't | don't know what / recomember.
That's primy fishy evidence th't Wolf were
Gov'nor from 40 up'ards, or you wouldn't
try to make out that he WANT, list be-
cause you feel mad agin him fer not par
d'nin' out yer cousinr'
This logic of the Old Settlers had any,
thing but the effect of convincing the
Squire, and he whetted up his memory and
turned on the Old Settler in kind
"Some folks, mebby don't hev no longer
mem'ries thin some other folks said he:
"an' know 'twere in the fall O. so tht
my father missed them four shoulders o.
mutton, an gittin' out s'arch war'nt he
foun' 'em in Peleg Dibble's cellar, an that
were the fall tht Gov'nor VOLTS time run
out, an well 1 member it, But, durn it,
Major, you'll hef to 'scuse me, fer I f'got
th't Peleg Dibble were your uncle, or l
wouldn't said nothin' bout itr'
: The Old Settler was about to pour hot
shot into the Squire, when old Sol, the land
lord, took his pipe out of his mouth, and
spoke.
9Th hain't nothin' like havin' good
mem'ry,n said he, ssbut thur sech thing
ez havin' one th't leaks leetle, an lets a
few fac's drop by the wayside 'casien'Iy.
sThat's bout the way with you en- the
Squire, Major. You both 'membcr a good
deal, but thur also thing or tgvo We don't
neither ov We member. Fee instance. Cow
nor Wolf hadn't ben Crov'nor fer ten year
the time you fellers is speakin' of, fer he
were 'lected in go, an CONSISTENTLY that's
the time he were Gov'nor Otherwise, 1
b'lieve 10th o. yer fac's is 'cordin' to his
tory. Wolf were Gov'nor in 49,"
Thar Squirrel exclaimed the Old Set
tier Didn't / tell We? I know'd We was
way out O. yer reckonin'. Wen say fell
ler's wrong ye kin set it down fer fact th't
he Is wrong, an no mistakel Mebby We
want to STAN up now an deny th't this
weather is wuss tn n wat we usety hev. an
make yerself giner'ly no company fer no
bodyr'
But further dispute between the Squire
and the Old Settler --as interrupted by
the district scksoi tea her.
"TEsrc might be worse things than hav-
ing such weather as this at this festive sa.
son, said be. sits h5--eetter to have had
weather and something to eat than have the
jolliest of cold and bracin air and lean lar
der. We have a good deal to be thankful
for
81 dunno but wat yer bout right.
sonny" said old Sol. Frost makes the
blood hop, skip and jump, an it's wuth a
bushel o Doctors stuff, frost is, If it only
comes long wen it's due. But fer stiddy
diet to put i-eat ON yer bones, the shank of
: turk era hunk o. sparerib is with a
turn - = l,,1me Ar'tic regions
''l.u q, y sais the Squire; "a
o. long ez folks has got the turkey an the
npareribs an all the trimmin's, an wife
ez knows how to dish 'em up till yer mouth
waters a lookin' at 'em, they hadn't orter
find fault with nothin' at this time O. year.
But some folks hain't got 'em, an it'd be
mean man ez wouldn't divide with fell
Ter, to start the year with
eyes, and / knew such a man once.''
said the school teacher, land as he had all
the meanness knocked out of him one New
Years day, now viii be good time to tell
you the story. His name was Jansen
Jacobs, and he had the name of being the
meanest man that ever lived. He was a
great hunter and great eater. People
used to say that it was q common thing for
him to eat a whole turkey, and that his
wife always prepared his meals as if she
was getting them ready for four men. h
never allowed any of his family to eat until
he was through, and, if he was in bad
humor, made them wait until he had also
satisfied the appetites of half dozen dogs
from the table. He wasn't very cheerful